> > Well, the noise level has been lowered a lot, but I'm still getting > > higher noise levels than I think I should. On 40-meters, I am getting an > average > > of S2-4 peaking at S5 around the time thunderstorms begin to form.
I wish that I only had S2-S4 noise on 40!!! If you put your RF gain knob to use, that should be no problem at all. How about a loop or beverage RX antenna? Although it's rarely discussed, many top notch stations swear by RX antennas for 40... RE: elevated radials; I've been messing with EZNEC models of both elevated and ground mounted radials. Unless they're really high (unpractically high, 1/4wl) they always show a bit less performance than a good normal ground mounted system (at least 32, 0.2 to 0.4 WL long). Neither method is going to have much to do with the amount of noise recieved. A dummy load is a very low noise antenna though :-) Perhaps a reflector like towertalk or antennaware could shed more light on your situation. 73, Blake N4GI _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
